Mechanical movement



Patented June 5, 1928.v

CHARLES A. REEVES, or s'r, LOUIS, Mrssotrnr. f

MECHANICAL MQVEMENT.

Application iled November 22, 1926. VSerial 11'0. 149,919.

My invention relates to devices `for .the transmission of energy andmoreparticularly to that class of devices in which means such as flywheelsare provided for meeting temporarily power demands beyond'the nor# malcapacity of 'the power source.

My purposeis to "produce a device whereinv the planetationof agear aboutthe axis of a Wheel lon which it'is perip'herally mounted` results inthe actuation of the immediate driving agent of an objective, ythe Wheelto have peripheral weights through" which gravity may contribute to thedesired delivery result. f d v "For accomplishingV my purpose I oi'er amechanism includingy in a preferred construction a wheel ofspaced/halves'representing a comparatively large mass, theinertia ofwhich is to be overcome, and its rotation csf tablished,` by acomparatively small force, exercised over `a 'relativelylong periodas'well known means may suggest; Vthe said wheel to be provided withweights suspended from and keyed lto spindles rotatably mountedperipherally between the halves, the spindlesY projecting beyond thesurface of ,one of said halves, the projecting ends carrying and keyedto planetating gears; the planetation of said. gears effecting theirrotation with r'eferencetothe axis of the wheel, and said rotationactuating reciprocatory mechanism for the transmission of energy to anvair compressor from which air isconveyed through suitabler channels to amachine to be Operated f u While. manyincidental results maybeobtained'from my arrangement, by ladditions 'theretolor by adjustmentsof gearings, I desire to include such variations of application "withinthescope of my invention, asbeing suggested to mechanical ingenuity onthe basis ofthe structure that I particularly claim and disclose in theaccompanying drawing, in which the single figure is a perspective viewof a rotor embodying my in-l vention and actuated by power applied toits periphery. j

` Referring in detail to the drawing:

1 designates a wheel comprising a hub 2 rotatably'mo'unted in bearings 3of a frame 4; and spaced disks vwhich will be referred vto asasource'disk 5 to lwhich actuating energy is applied, and delivery disk-6from which energy isy delivered to the objective.

the rim 9 of source disk 5 of the wheel, in

vperipherally supported members mentioned, "and is accompanied bypeculiar rotationalpelled to Each disk comprises respectively spokes 755 and Sand peripheral sections or rims 9 and 10. Rotatably 'mounted inaligned bearing openings 11 and 12 in the peripheral sections 9 and 10of the disks are a plurality of s spindles 13, the spindles projectingvbeyond the outside vertical surfaceof the delivery disk 6 to constituteshafts 14 on which planletating driving gears 15 are lmounted and towhich said gears are keyed.

Weights 16 depend from the spindles, sus-l pended therefrom and Lheld inpermanent relation thereto by rods 1,7 which are secured to thespindles. v

Internal annular gear; 18 isprovided for the illustrated mode ofactuating thedevice, power Vbeing applied through 1 a pinion 19connected with a power source. not shown.

In operation, the application of energy to the annularv gear 18 causesrotation of the wheel and the. revolution of thev spindles, thesuspended weights, andthe driving gears, around the axis of the wheel.Such revolution, however, becomes planetation for the conduct due toconstruction and adjustment. The influence of the weights suspended fromthe spindles causes the spindles, and the driving gears locked on theprojecting ends ofthe spindles, to planetate, without individualrotation with reference to a fixed plane, around the wheel'axis and hub.The spindles are permitted to execute 'revolution in such mannerbyreason of their rotatable mounting in the bearingopenings ofthe disks5 and 6; and the spindles are com? pelled `to retain their non-rotatingvrelation to a fixed plane because of the restraint against rotationexerted bythe depending weights. The driving` gearsk 15 yare comsimilarconduct as to rot-ation, with thev through their locked engagementspindles. i

Although, in the revolution described, neither spindles nordrivingegears have rotated with respect to their own axes or withrespect to a Afixed plane,both the gears and the spindles have rotatedwith lrespect to the axis, and the hub,` of the wheel. Such rotationalconduct of the driving gears and of the spindles in relation'to the hubof the vwheel will be referred to as the effectual rotation of thesemembers, since theirI relative rotational process is a factor inproducing an effect that is contemplated.

The eiiectual rotation ot' the driving gears l5 provides a stepin thedelivery of power to an objective. Further steps in` such delivery willnow be described, as they are represented in the drawing, andillustrative of transmission of energyto an vobjective in av device ofthis character.

Rotatably mounted on ythe spokes 8 of the y delivery disk 6v are drivengears 2O meshed with the driving gears l5 and provided with crank pins2l to which 'arel connected recip rocating rods 22 driving pistons 23olf'pumps The pumps deliver the medium into channels 25 in the axle andconduct it to the objective `in a suitable manner.V

An increaseoi demand, for examplev an overload on the driven machine orobjective, reacts upon the air compressor and upon the driving gears,retarding the driving gears in their edectual rotation, that is to say,pre venting the driving gears from maintaining 'their normal positionrelative to the disk 6.

Retardation is extended through the driving gears tothe spindles towhich the said gears are keyed; and the spindles, rotatable in theirbearings, tend actually to rotate on their own axes under suoliinfluence. rlhe result is to cause the projection ot' the suspendedweights outside of their normal circle of travelabout the axis of thewheel. The suspensory rods 17 may be considered .as lever arms .carryingweights; the projection ol such"l weights by the lever arms outside ottheir normal radius increasing the leverage influence of said weights.The weights therefore will exercise a larger levering influence thanpreviously Yupon the driving gears towards retaining said driving gearsin etlectually rotating position.

Assuming energy being applied to the device through the annular gear,and the rotation of 'the wheel, andthe ellectual rotation of the drivinggearsv in their revolutions, then the weights become the effectual meansof transmitting energy'to the air compressors. That is to say, thegravitational force exercised bythe- Weights restrains the drivinggears` from rotation on their own axes and therefore compels saiddriving gears to effectual rotation with respect to the axis of thewheel-and so compels the driving gears to perform their work ot'actuating the aircompressors. A- surge of resistance will cause thedriven gears to react extensively against the driving gears, and thedriving gears will cause the supporting spindles to rotate and swing theWeights into laterally extended position 4where they exercise leverageon the spindles and driving gears tol depending arms, and `means forkrotating said wheel. Y

2. ln al mechanical movement, a Wheel comprising spaced halves, axlestransversely and rotatably mounted in the periphery of the halves, gearskeyed to the said'axl'es,

weights suspended from the axles, "and means for engaging said gearswith then-1achi'ne tov be operated, thesaid weights being adjusted ltotend to retain a diameter ofa gear perpendicular, and return such gearto condition of perpendicularity of said'diameter. 3. ln a mechanicalmovement, a wheel and rotatably mounted in the periphery of the halves,spur gears keyed to the said axf les, weights suspended from the axles,the weights restraining the axles for rotation of lVhat l claimanddesire to securebyz'liet- .10o comprising spaced halves, axlestransversely the same with respect to the wheel upon planetation of theaxles about the wheel axis, transmission means engaged withsad gears,said weights being -extended from normal planetation lby the reverseinfluence of thev spur gears as retarded by a surgevresistanee from thepower user for the purpose of balancing abnormal kstrain upon thevsource of power. y

4. In a mechanical movement, a wheel comprising spaced halves, axlestransversely and rotatably mounted in the periphery of the halves,pinions keyed to the said axles, weights suspended from thek axles, theweights restraining the axles from rotation on .their axes uponrevolution about' 'the wheel axis, a transmission geared With'fsaidpinioiis to a machine to be operated, said Weights extended from normalplanetation by the excess resistance from the delivery.

5. A power transmitting mechanism 'Coinprising a rotor, spindlescarriedat the pe# riphery of the rotor, spur gears fixed to `the spindles,weights suspended from the spindles to normally retain said spur gearsinv a fixed attitude during'rotation of the rotor, on thespindlestonormally retain the gears gears on the rotor and in connection Wlthfrom rotation, gears in mesh with the first 10 said rst named gears,motors carried on the named gears, and means for transmitting rotor, aymeans connecting the motors to the motion from the last named gears toan 5 last named gears. ob'ective.

6. A power transmitting mechanism, comn testimony whereof I ailix mysignature. 4

prising a rotor, spindles carried by the rotor, A e gears fixed axiallyon the, spindles, weights CHARLES A. REEVES.

